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Russian tennis player
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Female
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18 December 1987(Moscow, Russia)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Ekaterina Lopes (née Ivanova, born 18 December 1987) is a Russian former tennis player.
Her highest WTA rankings are 136 in singles, which she reached in June 2009, and 142 in doubles, set in January 2012. Her strongest showing in a tour event was reaching the quarterfinal of the Barcelona Ladies Open in 2008 as a qualifier.
On 18 October 2011, at the Kremlin Cup, Ekaterina defeated world No. 13 Jelena Janković in three sets, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4.
In 2013, she married manager Andre Lopes.
ITF finals
Singles (5–5)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (4–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (4–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 25 July 2004 | Ancona, Italy | Clay | Sanja Ančić | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 26 June 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Corina Corduneanu | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 October 2006 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Tathiana Garbin | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 21 September 2008 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Romina Oprandi | 6–3, 3–0 ret. |
| Winner | 3. | 7 June 2009 | Brno, Czech Republic | Clay | Sandra Záhlavová | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 8 August 2009 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Ksenia Pervak | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 15 August 2009 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Ksenia Pervak | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 5 June 2011 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Christina McHale | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 23 February 2014 | Palma Nova, Spain | Clay | Bárbara Luz | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 March 2014 | Ponta Delgada, Portugal | Hard | Bárbara Luz | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles (11–13)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 25 June 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Elena Chalova | Corina Corduneanu Gabriela Niculescu |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 July 2005 | Krasnoarmeysk, Russia | Hard | Elena Chalova | Anna Bastrikova Julia Efremova |
2–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 13 August 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Olga Panova | Anna Bastrikova Vasilisa Davydova |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 September 2005 | Balashikha, Russia | Clay | Olga Panova | Anna Bastrikova Nina Bratchikova |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 4 February 2006 | Belfort, France | Hard (i) | Irina Kuzmina | Kristina Barrois Kathrin Wörle-Scheller |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 10 February 2006 | Capriolo, Italy | Carpet (i) | Margalita Chakhnashvili | Darya Kustova Ekaterina Makarova |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 18 August 2006 | Rimini, Italy | Clay | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Gabriela Chmelinová |
3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 September 2006 | Lecce, Italy | Clay | Teodora Mirčić | Kildine Chevalier Adriana Serra Zanetti |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 15 April 2007 | Biarritz, France | Clay | Iryna Brémond | Evgeniya Rodina Yevgenia Savransky |
6–2, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 April 2007 | Torrent, Spain | Clay | Evgeniya Rodina | Marta Marrero Carla Suárez Navarro |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 10 November 2007 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | Vesna Manasieva | Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 22 February 2009 | Surprise, United States | Hard | Jorgelina Cravero | Ahsha Rolle Yanina Wickmayer |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 28 March 2009 | Latina, Italy | Clay | Marina Shamayko | Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 7 August 2009 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Arina Rodionova | Veronika Kapshay Melanie Klaffner |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 14 August 2009 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Arina Rodionova | Valeria Savinykh Marina Shamayko |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 17 October 2009 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Arina Rodionova | Darya Kustova Renata Voráčová |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 18 July 2010 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | Nina Bratchikova | Jelena Dokic Sharon Fichman |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 7 August 2010 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Yuliana Fedak Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 11 February 2011 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Kathrin Wörle-Scheller | Irina-Camelia Begu Elena Bogdan |
6–2, 6–7, [9–11] |
| Winner | 9. | 28 May 2011 | Grado, Italy | Clay | María Irigoyen | Liu Wanting Sun Shengnan |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 10. | 12 August 2011 | Kazan, Russia | Hard | Andreja Klepač | Vitalia Diatchenko Alexandra Panova |
w/o |
| Winner | 11. | 10 September 2011 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Lara Arruabarrena | Janette Husárová Renata Voráčová |
6–3, 0–6, [10–3] |
| Runner-up | 12. | 2 October 2011 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | Ksenia Lykina | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Anne Keothavong |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 13. | 13 November 2011 | Benicarló, Spain | Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova | Inés Ferrer Suárez Richèl Hogenkamp |
6–7, 4–6 |